I was reading one of my books today. It was one that was explaining the Kabalah and i ran across a paragraph with a name that is very familiar to me, here is the passage
"Unfortunately, most of the writings of the 'Merkabah Riders' have been lost, so that full knowledge of their techniques is impossible. From what little we have, we know that their sources seem to be based upon mystical contemplation of the early chapters of Genesis and the Vision of Ezekial. These methods are known respectivelyt as Mah-ah-seh Beh-ray-sheet and Mah-ah-seh Mer-kah-bah. From the fragments of Merkabah Mysticism which still remain, it is assumed that the actual practices of these mystics involed 'astral travel' through a series of seven 'places' (planes?) by way of certain passwords, talismans, and secret signs while in a state of self-induced trance (possibly via self-hypnosis, drugs or sex). The names of each of the guards at each of the secen palaces had to be known so that they could be appeased i nsome way which today is unknown."
Im wondering if this is by pure chance or Lance has knowledge of Hebrew history and/or the Kabalah.
